Top State Education Policy Organizations Form Expert Advisory Group on International Benchmarking

Three of the nation’s leading education policy organizations today united to ensure American students in every state are receiving a world-class education. The National Governors Association (NGA), Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and Achieve, Inc. have joined to provide states a roadmap for benchmarking their K-12 education systems to those of top-performing nations.

"The United States needs workers whose knowledge, skills and talents are competitive with the best in the world. This international benchmarking effort said Craig Barrett, Intel Chair of the Board. "All our students need the critical thinking and problem-solving skills to handle the complex challenges of the 21st century if the U.S. is going to maintain its competitive edge."

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